PayPal Holdings, Inc. Credit Card Complaint

Billing statement

PayPal Holdings, Inc. Credit card department,

Billing statement Illinois

PayPal Credit is practicing deceptive lending practices by not including on their monthly statement any indication of how " Standard Purchases '' are paid when you have a Promotional Balance and paid the " Amount to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement '' each month. I was told by " - - '' ( a supervisor with PayPal Credit ) that their policy is to pay the next promotional balance with the " Amount to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement '' and not the " Standard Purchases '' in a given month. They then roll the " Standard Purchases '' onto the next statement and do n't charge interest ( because you paid the " Amount to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement '' ) - BUT do n't show this rollover of " Standard Purchases '' on the next month 's statement, they just bundle it in the line item " Standard Purchases '' under " INTEREST DETAILS '' making it impossible for the consumer to see where the extra amount is coming from. i.e. the " Account Summary '' shows " Purchases & Adjustments '' ( supported by


amount of last month 's " Standard Purchases '' rolled over detail on any statement - because " our language on the statement regarding " Amount to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement '' only reflects how Interest is handled - not how payments are applied ''. This policy makes it so the consumer is unable to reconcile the amount being paid for " Standard Purchases '' with the " Amount to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement '' - which leads to the consumer 's inability to predict how much they will need to pay in any given month " to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement ''. " - - '' agreed that this was confusing, and he offered to raise my concern with his management - but everyone needs to understand that this practice makes it impossible to budget in advance for paying for non-promotional purchases and promotional balances and you have to wait each month to see the " secret '' " Amount to avoid Standard and Deferred Interest on your next statement ''. I was able to handle the surprise this time around - but it certainly could cause someone to be tricked into not being able to pay off their promotional balance in advance and avoid interest charges.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. customer in Illinois
Apr 05, 2016

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

PayPal Holdings, Inc. response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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